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Conservative Legal Group Gives Westwood, N.J., Schools 20 Days to Repeal Gender-Identity Secrecy Policy

The threat leverages a recent Supreme Court emergency order in a California case to press a parental-rights claim.

Overview

  • Thomas More Society sent a demand giving the Westwood Regional School District 20 days to repeal Policy 5756 or face a lawsuit.
  • The group says the policy lets staff withhold a student's asserted gender identity from parents and support a social transition without parental notice.
  • The letter cites the Supreme Court’s emergency action in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which revived a trial-court injunction against a similar California rule while the case continues.
  • District leaders say they are reviewing the policy with counsel, with no new lawsuit filed.
  • The push reflects a broader strategy following recent Supreme Court moves, including United States v. Skrmetti, that supporters believe favor parental-rights challenges to school disclosure rules.